Job 5:25
Thou shalt see thy descendants numerous, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
In Context
24Thou shalt find that thy tent is in peace; Thou shalt visit thy dwelling, and not be disappointed.
26Thou shalt come to thy grave in full age, As a shock of corn gathered in its season.
Cross References
Job 42:13He had also seven sons, and three daughters.
Psalms 112:2His posterity shall be mighty on the earth; The race of the righteous shall be blessed.
Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be like a fruitful vine within thy house; Thy children like olive-branches round about thy table.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:18-27
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh:… Read the whole commentary →